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原文传递 Forum Highlights Strengths, Needs On Waterways

题名：	Forum Highlights Strengths, Needs On Waterways
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK MCCORMACK
摘要：	Marine Money International hosted its second annual Marine Finance Forum in New Orleans on November 30, with present operations and future needs of the inland waterways of the United States a central topic of discussion. "Locks and dams-it's no secret they're old," said Tracy Zea, president of Waterways Council Inc. (WCI). "Right now, the average age of our locks is 60 years old. Eighty percent of our locks are past their design life of 50 years. The reason this is a problem is all locks are designed for 50 years, and after 50 years, the risk of failure goes up exponentially." Zea highlighted the $2.5 billion set aside for inland waterway projects in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL. That amount was a billion dollars more than what was set aside for coastal navigation projects, Zea said.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	137
期：	37
页码：	3,9